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Author:  saspro [ Sat Aug 08, 2009 10:55 pm ]
Post subject:  Who Folds?
Simple question.
Who on this forum does folding@home & what's your folding name (& team)
Author:  Angelic [ Sat Aug 08, 2009 11:40 pm ]
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I fold.

Username - Angelic
Team - CPC/Bittech.
Author:  saspro [ Sat Aug 08, 2009 11:51 pm ]
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OK who said no?
Author:  Linux_User [ Sat Aug 08, 2009 11:54 pm ]
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I used to but currently lacking the kit. The P4s aren't up to much, my Phenom/4870 are, but the 4870 apparently isn't brilliant at is and makes an annoying whining noise whilst 'stressed'. I do however, still fold the odd unit on the PS3.

All my PCs are currently running WCG through BOINC instead. If I could get some cheap PSUs and GFX cards for my P4 machines, I'd switch back to Folding in a heartbeat. I don't suppose you have any 2nd-hand kit going Sas? :P

Username: Linux_User
Team No: 35947
Author:  ProfessorF [ Sat Aug 08, 2009 11:55 pm ]
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Me, I don't fold. No you can't have my clock cycles, I need 'em. :P
Author:  stu_1701 [ Sun Aug 09, 2009 12:11 am ]
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I do, see sig.
Author:  saspro [ Sun Aug 09, 2009 12:13 am ]
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ProfessorF wrote:
Me, I don't fold. No you can't have my clock cycles, I need 'em. :P


Get folding. There is no excuse.
Author:  onemac [ Sun Aug 09, 2009 2:20 am ]
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saspro wrote:
ProfessorF wrote:
Me, I don't fold. No you can't have my clock cycles, I need 'em. :P


Get folding. There is no excuse.

My wife said the increase in the electricity bills was the best excuse not to :shock: Unfortunately we have one of these 'leccy counters which proved her right. I hate that :(

Al
Author:  JJW009 [ Sun Aug 09, 2009 2:48 am ]
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onemac wrote:
My wife said the increase in the electricity bills was the best excuse not to :shock: Unfortunately we have one of these 'leccy counters which proved her right. I hate that :(

I have no wife, but I do have an electric bill. Leaving my PC on folding would double it, and it doesn't even have a graphics card.

Folding is environmentally and financially expensive. It's far more efficient to run one super computer, but it's much easier and "cheaper" to leverage generous people who are either ignorant of the cost or simply don't care or don't pay the bill.

Folding was fine when processors used the same power regardless of load, and it used redundant clock cycles. These days, it's just evil and wrong and people do it for all the wrong reasons. I have more respect for people that run efficient low powered machines and turn them off when not needed. Use your current PC until you really need to upgrade, then choose a more energy efficient model to replace it. Re-use components and buy second hand where practical.

Folding does not make your dick bigger. It just makes you a bigger dick.

</devils avocado>
Author:  Linux_User [ Sun Aug 09, 2009 3:11 am ]
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For all the wrong reasons?

I know you were playing devil's advocate, but personally I believe that furthering scientific understanding and particularly research into curing diseases is worth a bump in the 'leccy bill.
Author:  JJW009 [ Sun Aug 09, 2009 3:12 am ]
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Linux_User wrote:
personally I believe that furthering scientific understanding and particularly research into curing diseases is worth destroying the planet for.

Corrected.

Curing disease is worth nothing if our children have no future because you burned it.
Author:  Linux_User [ Sun Aug 09, 2009 3:13 am ]
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JJW009 wrote:
Linux_User wrote:
personally I believe that furthering scientific understanding and particularly research into curing diseases is worth destroying the planet for.

Corrected.

Curing disease is worth nothing if our children have no future because you burned it.


Nopes, I believe in nuclear power. Carbon-free energy ftw.
Author:  JJW009 [ Sun Aug 09, 2009 3:24 am ]
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That's an excellent point, but in most countries today the electricity comes from fossil fuels.

It costs on average about £20 a month to fold. If instead of folding, people donated £20 a month to research then we could easily fund a massive research centre close to a renewable energy source or a nuclear power station.

Why doesn't that happen? Because people won't donate £20 a month but they'll happily spend it unwittingly in order to grow a big fat folding penis.
Author:  Linux_User [ Sun Aug 09, 2009 3:30 am ]
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JJW009 wrote:
That's an excellent point, but in most countries today the electricity comes from fossil fuels.

It costs on average about £20 a month to fold. If instead of folding, people donated £20 a month to research then we could easily fund a massive research centre close to a renewable energy source or a nuclear power station.

Why doesn't that happen? Because people won't donate £20 a month but they'll happily spend it unwittingly in order to grow a big fat folding penis.


Unfortunately my Folding penis is quite small. No-one can compete with the might of Saspro for that round 'ere. :shock:
Author:  JJW009 [ Sun Aug 09, 2009 3:46 am ]
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